Thunderstorm

Why are there no thunderstorms in winter?

In winter, cold surface air temperatures and reduced sunlight mean there’s less surface heating, less convection, and thus fewer opportunities for thunderstorms. All that having been said, several weather scenarios are known to favor winter electrical storms. Also, why aren’t there thunderstorms in winter? Winter thunderstorms do happen, but they are rare because the air …

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Can thunderstorms cause floods?

Many hazardous weather events are associated with thunderstorms. Under the right conditions, rainfall from thunderstorms causes flash flooding, killing more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes or lightning. Lightning is responsible for many fires around the world each year, and causes fatalities. This begs the question “Are thunderstorms a natural disaster?” One article claimed that …

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